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52: Rewarding Xu Wanting with a superpower fruit.

Shen Yi had no idea that a casual glance at Murong Xue prompted the sensitive woman to launch another massive construction project.

It even forced her to accelerate her original plan to upgrade her superpower.

Of course, even if he had known, Shen Yi would not have cared.

At that moment, he had just finished changing Qu Xiaoxiao’s dressing.

After a brief chat, Shen Yi discovered that Qu Xiaoxiao was actually a prominent livestreamer in Bilibili’s ACG section.

She had financed this spacious apartment herself with a mortgage.

However, she no longer had to make any mortgage payments.

That was the only benefit the apocalypse had brought her.

Although Qu Xiaoxiao made around 700,000 to 800,000 yuan a year, supporting a 6 to 7 million yuan property was still very stressful.

After chatting about trivial matters, Shen Yi left some food and water before departing.

He had planned to unlock supplies, but when he saw how serious Qu Xiaoxiao’s leg wound still was, he held back.

He didn’t want the motions involved in unlocking supplies to reopen the wound that had barely started to heal.

“I still need to go to the hospital to get some medicine.”

“If I have the medicine, the wound will definitely heal faster.”

“Hmm, it would be best to bring a doctor back with me… that way, if anyone falls ill or gets injured in the future, treatment will be more convenient.”

On the way home, Shen Yi pondered deeply.

He decided to make a trip to the affiliated hospital of Shancheng University tomorrow.

The affiliated hospital was not far from the community; although it was not a top-tier facility, it was not small either, stocked with all the necessary medications and capable of performing many operations.

Therefore, Shen Yi decided to raid the affiliated hospital for medical supplies tomorrow!

On the way, he would also look for superpower fruits.

As the apocalypse dragged on, superpowered individuals would surely become more common.

By then, superpower fruits would definitely become known to more people.

If he did not take advantage of the current moment to collect the fruits, it would only become more difficult later.

With level 7 Telepathy granting him a full kilometer of godlike vision, Shen Yi could dramatically increase the area he searched.

If he could find an extremely aggressive superpower fruit, he might be able to deal with that mutated black spider…

Although the black spider posed no real threat to him, one could not allow a monster to sleep peacefully right beside you.

A thief may lie in wait for a thousand days, but no defense can last a thousand days!

He returned home.

After dinner, everyone prepared for bed early due to the power and network outages.

That night, Shen Yi chose to have Xu Wanting keep him company.

Over the past two days, Xu Wanting’s personality had changed drastically; whether genuine or feigned, her performance greatly pleased Shen Yi.

After the battle, Shen Yi rewarded her with a superpower fruit.

“If you eat it, you will gain a superpower.”

“Okay!”

Xu Wanting, who had been somewhat weary, instantly perked up; excitedly taking the multicolored fruit, she ate it immediately.

She did it without any doubt!

Her attitude made Shen Yi even more satisfied.

From her initial arrogance and pride to now obeying his every word, Xu Wanting had finally grown sensible.

Her loyalty to him was as high as Su Yun’s.

Her aura was as pure and white as jade!

It was even purer than Jiang Nanyan’s!

This was also why Shen Yi rewarded her with the superpower fruit.

Ability was one thing, but Shen Yi valued loyalty even more.

As long as she did not betray him, even if she was nothing more than a decorative vase, he did not mind keeping her.

Moreover, he had the ability to increase a decorative vase’s value!

“Is this… is this what a superpower is? It’s so incredible…”

After digesting the superpower fruit, Xu Wanting looked at Shen Yi in astonishment and noticed a white aura flowing around him.

Through her innate perception, she understood that this was a sign of Shen Yi’s goodwill and affection toward her.

Her heart leaped with joy, and her affection for Shen Yi grew even stronger!

Xu Wanting had always thought that Shen Yi hated her and was astonished to learn he actually held such strong feelings for her!

Little did she know that Shen Yi had truly not liked her before; at most, he just didn’t dislike her.

But in the past few days, her behavior had significantly increased Shen Yi’s fondness for her.

Recently, Xu Wanting had been learning cooking skills from Bai Xinyi and even instilling in the other women ideas on how to serve Shen Yi… she seemed like a completely different person.

No one knew how she had come to that realization.

In any case, the current Xu Wanting was doing very well.

“Close your eyes again and focus,” Shen Yi briefly instructed Xu Wanting on how to use her superpower.

Xu Wanting complied and tested it, then discovered that she could view the room in a full 360° perspective and even see through objects!

However, using the ability to see through objects demanded great effort.

“Wow! This is incredible!”

Xu Wanting was both excited and astonished.

She never expected the superpower could be used in this way…

For an ordinary person who had just acquired a superpower, without guidance, it would take some time to fully develop it through trial and error.

But Shen Yi was different.

He could understand all the functions of a superpower through the System and then develop them with ease.

Of course, he also deduced this from observing Xu Wanting’s performance in using the superpower.

This was another reason he rewarded Xu Wanting with a superpower fruit.

He wanted to observe the entire process of others acquiring a superpower.

Thus, having just gained her superpower, the delighted Xu Wanting again found various ways to serve Shen Yi.

Meanwhile, in the living room.

Liu Yueyue tossed and turned all night and could not fall asleep.

She had originally thought that tonight would be her turn…

After all, last night was Zhou Wan’er’s turn; logically, tonight should have been hers.

Liu Yueyue had even dressed carefully for the occasion, swapping into daring lingerie she had never worn before.

In the end, Shen Yi did not choose her.

Th… why was that?

Could Shen Yi really be overlooking her?

Liu Yueyue was anxious and simply could not sleep.

She feared that if she did not become Shen Yi’s woman, she would be kicked out…

Once she lost this safe haven, she would have no means to survive.

She felt anxious and tense.

A night passed.

The next morning.

Shen Yi unusually slept in until after nine o’clock.

He normally would have woken at six or seven, full of energy.

But recently, he had been getting up later and later.

“I must upgrade the level of Physical Evolution, or I really won’t be able to hold up,” he thought.

Shen Yi rubbed his lower back and casually popped a superpower fruit into his mouth.

Eating a fruit was so invigorating that he immediately felt revitalized.

Furthermore, eating them in quantity could also boost his superpower level, which was truly killing two birds with one stone!

After washing up and having breakfast, Shen Yi greeted the women and left.

First, he would go change Qu Xiaoxiao’s bandage, then loot the affiliated hospital.

That was his plan for the day.

Meanwhile, at home, Xu Wanting was happily experimenting with her superpower and showing it off to the other women.

Su Yun and the other women were stunned that Shen Yi could grant ordinary people a superpower, then curiously asked Xu Wanting about the process by which she had obtained it…

Jiang Nanyan, on the other hand, felt both envious and somewhat jealous!

She had thought she would be the first woman to receive a superpower from Shen Yi, but it turned out to be that foolish Xu Wanting…

Stupid, clumsy, and arrogant as she was, how had she surpassed her?

While feeling miserable, Jiang Nanyan also asked Xu Wanting why she had obtained a superpower… whether she had behaved boldly the previous night to win Shen Yi’s favor.

Just like that, the few women in the house, prompted by Shen Yi’s reward of a single superpower fruit, had become filled with various scheming thoughts once again.

Especially the petty Zhou Wan’er, whose eyes darted about slyly, leaving her intentions unclear.

Meanwhile, outside the affiliated hospital.

A tall female officer in police uniform, accompanied by a male officer, was confronting a mutated golden retriever.

The once-tame golden retriever now had pupils full of ferocity, its bloodstained fangs bared as it uttered menacing growls.

The mutated golden retriever measured a full three meters in length and weighed several times more, rivaling a fully grown tiger!

“Wang Zhiqiang, you go into the hospital to get the medicine; I’ll hold off this mutated dog!” Officer Qin Xiang immediately issued the most sensible order.

“Yes!” the male officer executed the order without hesitation.

He knew that staying behind would only slow down the Captain.

The mutated golden retriever, seeing prey attempting to flee, immediately lunged at him!

But Qin Xiang reacted faster, striking the mutated retriever with a punch.

Her fist connected with the retriever’s body, sending the three-meter beast flying several meters with a single blow!

However, the mutated retriever’s hide was thick and tough; it quickly got back to its feet, violently shook its head, glared at Qin Xiang with feral intensity, let out two harsh barks, and charged at her again.

With no change in her expression, Qin Xiang drew her sidearm as the mutated retriever lunged, aimed at its head, and pulled the trigger.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

Several consecutive bullets all penetrated the mutated retriever’s skull, causing it to collapse heavily to the ground, its eyes wide in disbelief…

Its breathing became shallow and slow until the mutated retriever soon ceased to live.

It never expected the human in front of it to use a gun, even in death!

It was absolutely against the rules!

It had thought a fierce hand-to-hand fight would follow…

Qin Xiang changed her magazine, stepped forward, gave the retriever’s head a firm kick to confirm its death, and then exhaled in relief.

The mutated creature’s vitality truly was formidable; even after several shots to the head, it still managed to struggle.

Just as Qin Xiang holstered her weapon and headed toward the hospital entrance, a series of rustling sounds suddenly arose from the black fog behind her…

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